late chinese variants of An-12 (update)

[turbi]

How strange that we never hear more here
about the recent chinese developments ...
especially about the funny An-12 avatars
(see attractive display at http://cnair.top81.cn/y-8x_sh-5_a-50i.htm )

- Y8W AEW
- Y8XZ psy Ops
- Y8G (electronic jamming)
- Y8JB (ELINT)


Cnair website is a goldmine, and their comments are very concise. Does anyone knows more about the types above? Any more pixes to be shared? Are they trustable?

http://cnair.top81.cn/

Y8G - electronic jamming (above)

Y8W AEW (above)

 

[turbi]

On going...Y8 airframe upgrade is named Y9. Below the few available buzz on the web about the eastern family...
Most sources say same as cnair website.


Link to overview of current designs
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http://www.strategycenter.net/research/pubID.113/pub_detail.asp




shaanxi KJ200 - AEW , balance beam
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data source http://www.softwar.net/plaaf.html

MAKER: SHAANXI AIRCRAFT INDUSTRY CORP.
TYPE: AIRBORNE RADAR EARLY WARNING
LENGTH: 121 FEET 4 INCHES
SPAN: 124 FEET 8 INCHES
RANGE: 3000 MILES
HEIGHT: 34.22 FEET
WEIGHT: 118,000 POUNDS NORMAL TAKE OFF
ENGINE: FOUR P&W CANADA PW150B TURBOPROP
TOP SPEED: 380 MPH


http://www.ausairpower.net/KJ-200-AESA-AEWC-3S.jpg

http://cdn-www.airliners.net/aviation-photos/middle/4/8/8/1591884.jpg

more pictures
http://www.china-defense-mashup.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/y8aew1.jpg
http://www.softwar.net/Y8A.JPG
http://cdn-www.airliners.net/aviation-photos/small/8/2/5/1619528.jpg
http://www.airliners.net/photo/China---Air/Shaanxi-Y-8-KJ200/1619528/



shaanxi Y8 test bench - AWCS
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nice picture

http://www.ausairpower.net/Y-8-Rotodome-AEWC-3S.jpg

shaanxi Y8J AEW
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http://www.airwar.ru/enc/spy/y8aew.html

a 200 t load airlifter project, based on An124 airframe
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links
http://www.alide.com.br/wforum/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=2941
http://img30.imageshack.us/i/200tonm.jpg

 

[Mike Pryce]

Y-9 flight testing started?:


http://www.flightglobal.com/blogs/asian-skies/2011/07/photo-y-9-could-be-undergoing.html

 

[hesham]

Hi,


the SAC Y-8X Model.